Re: options for read only mirror with 10g SE or SE One

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:29:41 -0700
Message-ID: <bf463804092619294309ec66@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:28:33 -0700, Marc Slemko <identd_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The current business requirements for this application make using
> enterprise edition a very hard sell from the cost perspective right
> now, just to get the ability to have some type of read only
> replicated/standby/etc. database. This is especially true given that
> Microsoft SQL Server includes reasonably usable replication support in
> their standard edition.

If it is similar to the Sybase replication engine that it is based on, it is one place where SQL shines.

The Sybase replication engine was more robust five years ago than anything Oracle currently has. (Sorry Pete ;)

Q: Why do you want failover? Availability?

Would RAC be more suitable? There are some pretty good licensing deals for rack on SMB servers. store.oracle.com has details.

Jared

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Received on Sun Sep 26 2004 - 21:25:42 CDT